2015 Eldorado Aerolite problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Seats 2018-11-09 · campaign 18V788000 · 27 vehicles
Defect: Eldorado National-Kansas (Eldorado National-Kansas) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Eldorado National Aerolite, Aerotech, Impulse, and World Trans vehicles, equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop.
Risk: In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Eldorado National-Kansas will notify owners, and Freedman Seating Company will repair the foldaway seats, free of charge. The recall began December 20, 2018. Owners may contact Eldorado National-Kansas customer service at 1-800-955-4236.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility 2015-11-12 · campaign 15V750000 · 2,978 vehicles
Defect: Eldorado National- Kansas (Eldorado) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Aerotech, AeroElite, Aerolite, Advantage, Transtech, and Krystal shuttle buses and model year 2006-2014 VersaShuttle shuttle buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing th
Risk: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Fix: Eldorado will notify owners, and Ricon will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 15, 2015. Owners may contact Eldorado customer service at 1-785-827-1033, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected b
Service bulletins (5)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2018-02-23 · 2017-0018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a service bulletin to repair water leaks at the wheelchair door and repair cracks in the wheelchair door frame.
Structure:body 2017-04-20 · 2017-0013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this communication provides instruction to repair cracks in the vehicle exterior sheet metal.
Structure:body:door 2017-04-14 · 2017-0011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this communication provides instruction to repair cracks in the aeroelite ford entry door frame and fiberglass front cap.
Structure:body 2016-03-03 · 2016-0001_F550 A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
steel plate installation/cab crack repair. if there is cracking in the a-pillar area of the oem cab sheet steel and the steel reinforcement plate is being added follow the steps below.
Structure 2011-03-03 · 2011-0303_V1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this technical service bulletin (tsb) outlines the repair/replacement of the roof interior ply-layer of verticel material due to water leaks, and the verticell ply-layer becomes damaged. this tech
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.